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Germany drops 3 due to secret-police ties

Germany dropped three officials from its Winter Olympics team because of ties to the former East Germany's secret police.

An investigation by Germany's Olympic committee found nine of 162 officials considered for next month's Turin Games had connections to the Stasi.

Six were cleared because their ties were considered minor. The three dropped officials were coaches, according to German media.

- Michelle Kwan must prove she is fit for the Turin Olympics on Friday, when a U.S. Figure Skating committee will monitor her practices in Los Angeles. Kwan will do run-throughs of her short program and free skate for the five-member committee and two reporters.